NEW YORK – The gut microbiome is altered in people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, a new analysis has found.
About a third of adults in the US and one in 14 worldwide are thought to have prediabetes, which is marked by higher-than-usual blood glucose levels that don't reach the criteria for type 2 diabetes. While lifestyle changes, bariatric surgery, and medication can forestall disease progression, up to 70 percent of people with prediabetes eventually develop type 2 diabetes.